She told me that she needed to memorize a lot of English word and translation when she studied nursing. ... I thought that memorizing translation was already enough. However, she explained to me that lots of names of disease were named by English, if she needed to check it, she had to search the English name not the Chinese translation because translation could not help her find the important information. ... Second is by Loan translation or calque, like the Spring Festival, One China policy, Beijing opera and etc. ... After, somebody watch it, he pointed out that Shengdiyage is use Chinese so...

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Abstract This paper is about the similarities and differences of cultures in Chinese and English idioms and their translation, pointing out that, due to the differences in geographical environments, historical developments, social systems, religious beliefs and customs and traditions, there are existent unique elements in Chinese and English. ... With the comparison of the ideas of English and Chinese idioms, we can find the cultural diversity in two languages, and the various translation methods should be put into use. ... In other words, in order to raise people's intercultural awarene...

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But in China, the average sex ratio is 118 as of 2010 and in India it is 108 with even higher sex ratios in certain regions within both countries . ... Unfortunately, this rudimentary interpretation of the situation does not translate to the truth in China and India. ... In fact, projections state that by 2030 more than 25% of Chinese men in their late 30s will never have married . ... But the problem is that their value is being translated not to marriage but into a monetary value for illegal black market trafficking rings that deliver girls to un-wed men of all ages throughout Asia as brides...

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Chinese Reform in the Late Nineteenth Century After the successful suppression of the Taiping rebellion and the disheartening defeat to the British in the Arrow War, the Chinese recognized a need for modernization. ... It was not a simple matter due to the Chinese unwillingness to bend to foreign cultures. ... But this thinking did not stop the progress of the reformers; by the end of the self-strengthening movement there were already in place two naval arsenals, a foreign office, and a translation school concerned with both linguistics and Western curriculum....

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I am a first generation Chinese immigrant living in the bay area. The difference of me from other immigrants that i had my childhood in china, teenager life in Mexico and become an adult in U.S. ... I born in China, Canton, I learned my town dialect that called taisanes, also I learned Cantonese from TV shows, Mandarin from 4 years of elementary school in china. ... So I began study very hard by translating the textbook with a dictionary, at that time I did not have a smartphone to help me to pronounce the word or translate the word, so I carried the dictionary with me to school and during th...

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Manufacturing and Industry in China The Chinese have long since been an enterprising group of people. ... Thus changing the unemployment situation in China. ... China has nearly all of it cultivated land irrigated. ... The Chinese enjoy an active publishing industry. ... Translated works of foreign authors has become a business in its" self. ...

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China, similarly had the same trading systems with cities west of them. ... Unlike China, they didn't (ew!). The Chinese instead focussed on scientific advancements. ... There aren't really any major differences and similarities between these two civilizations because the Indus's form of writing is impossible to translate. ... The Chinese most notably had extremely large palaces (forbidden city) and the Great Wall of China. ...

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Some words can not be translated directly into Chinese meanings, which we can find in the dictionary. ... But when translated into Chinese, they should be the whole sentences. ... I should learn some more skills and avoid some habit of translating English into Chinese, such as to avoid using too much " µa µÄ µ " or using the same words or phrases several times in one paragraph. ... To master translation I still have a long way to go. ... What I learned from working on translating Translating is an "easy said than done" work. ...

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Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practised on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... Chinese society was also greatly influenced by various religious beliefs that were extended all over Traditional China. ... The people of Traditional China worshipped nature....

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China has for many years been a major contributor in the role of technology. ... But China is indeed better than at any time in its modern history. ... This would not be a good way to approach the Chinese. China bases their decisions more off actions than verbal promises. ... (Perkowski, 2011) A good strategy in China would be to assemble a local team capable of understanding and translating the culture. ...

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In my point of view, one of the main reasons is the inner-translation process while listening, some of the students usually translate the listening material into Chinese and only by that way can they understand it. ... The function of Chinese in listening comprehension A. ... The attitude toward Chinese influence and the method of adopting the translation process are of great importance in listening classes. 56.1% students think that the textbook is too difficult while 11%students think it too easy. ... At present stage, most students have to rely on the help of Chinese. Therefore, its unreal...

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China is known for its beauty and intellectual prestige but the one thing that mostly stands out when speaking of Chinese art is the form of calligraphy. It is known to be one of the earliest forms of writing that can be translated, which began thousands of years ago and is used today. ... Calligraphy is known to be the accomplishments of the Chinese gentlemen. ... Thousands of fragments of these oracle bones have been found at Anyang as well as other sites around China. ... The most important thing about writing Chinese calligraphy is the use of the brush stroke. ...

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Although China was fascinating, I also saw many poor aspects. ... Also, at Lutheran I was able to bond with many and I translated for a patient in need. ... During my time of volunteering, I had to translate for one lady. ... Volunteering at Lutheran Medical Center and visiting China was a lifetime experience. ... Also, I had special bonds with the nurses and the patient I translated for. ...

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Japan however began their military build up well before China. ... When Chinese and Japanese soldiers met in Korea Chinas forced had amassed to 350,000 men and seventy one ships (Iriye 14, 15) Even though China outnumbered Japan, Japan was still able to overcome Chinese forces. ... This translated into being 10 to even 20 percent of the countries annual income went to military spending. ... One example of this is when Chinese forces clashed with U.S. forces. China had been given weapons, money and training by the Soviet Union as to keep China as a communist ally. ...

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Social After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the population of China dramatically decreased, about 45 million in 600 C.E.. ... Political Yang Jian sent military expeditions into central Asia and southern china, which by 589 the house of Sui ruled all of China. ... The canal was a series of artificial waterways that reached a vast majority throughout China. ... They translated the Indian term dharma as dao, and translated the indian term nirvana as wuev. ... Indeed, Song military difficulties stemmed partly from the fact that nomadic peoples quickly learned chinese techniques and fashioned their o...

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OUTLINE Introduction Two most influential translation theories and their cultural correlations 1.1 Two general translation strategies: domesticating and foreignizing 1.2 Cultural factors in the two translation strategies The image of an idiom and its cultural roots 2.1 The definition and scope of idioms 2.2 Analysis of the meanings of an idiom 2.3 Cultural differences reflected in English and Chinese idioms 2.3.1 Difference in living environment 2.3.2 Difference in custom 2.3.3 Difference in religion 2.3.4 Difference in literal quotation Findings on idiom translation with cu...

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After the first industrial revolution, the standard of living in Britain or European countries have been exceeded in China, but why the industrial revolution did not happen in China. To answer this question, let we focus on several aspects of China. ... Western geometry and optical science books were translated and published in Ming China. ... This, however, was the case of China. ... Western geometry and optical science books were translated and published in Ming China. ...

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., three main social philosophies became prominent in China, each claiming to offer the correct path to achieve social harmony. ... It translates into perfect goodness, benevolence, humanity, human heartedness, and nobility. ...

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The Day When It Came to China The earliest traceable appearance of "歇斯底里" in Chinese was in the translated version of "The Electrician and electrical engineer" v.06(Electrical Pub. ... Since the only way to import a word is by translating, if there was no earlier source, this could be the place where "歇斯底里/hysteria" was given birth to in Chinese. ... This could also explain why the word "hysteria" was translated into Chinese phonetically as "歇斯底里": Sometimes Chinese-English bilinguals use English words in replace of Chin...

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The Chinese economy stagnated during the social-oriented rule of Mao in the 1950's. Instead of focusing on the modernization of the country's agricultural-based economy, China's leader intended to install the many values and doctrines of communism into Chinese society. ... Thus China's market economy was scrapped in favor of one that promoted self-reliance. ... In an effort to encourage economic growth and increase the standard of living among Chinese people, Deng instituted a series of reforms that overhauled Maoist policies concerning China's economy. ... Although th...

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What the film attempts to show us is that the mothers are Chinese and their daughters are Chinese-American and face a set of problems, that although may seem different than a Caucasian mother-daughter relationship really are not beyond the common. The mothers do have difficult time relating to their daughters, there is not only a generational gap: June Woo " I talked to her in English and she answered back in Chinese" There is also a translation gap: June Woo "We translated each others meanings and I seemed to hear less, while my mother heard more" And cultural gap: Lindo Jong "Why I shou...

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This historical and Chinese novel Journey to the West, which is also known as the Monkey, is the most popular book in East Asia. ... Then was translated into the words of David Kherdian who wrote the book that was chosen for our class. David Kherdian only based the Monkey on two complete translations, which takes a more traditional approach, including many more of the original episodes, in an abbreviated form. ... Pigsy symbolizes uncontrollable sensuality and pure appetite while also representing energy when needed on the spiritual path and Sandy who Chinese commentators identify with the q...

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The concepts and ideals of Chinese culture are the basis for Lao-Tzu's book, Tao Te Ching. 3500 years ago, the Chinese developed their belief that everything in the universe has an equal, a balance, or harmony. ... This simple concept is the foundation for the Chinese philosophy. ... Almost 1000 years after the start of the Chinese culture. ... In Chinese culture, Yin Yang is the term to describe this harmony. ... "Feng Shui, translated from the Chinese, means Wind Water. ...

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Why squander millions of taxpayer's dollars for ballots to be translated with a high possibility of translation errors? ... Chances are that the translation doesn't come out to great either. In New York City's 1993 Chinese ballot erroneously printed the Chinese character for no as a translation for yes. But the worst translation of all is oral translation. ... The translations have large errors and help for fraud too. ...

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A philosopher named Confucius founded Confucianism in China 2,500 years ago. ... For over two thousand years, Confucianism has been the dominant philosophical system of Chinese government, which has still a great hold on their people. Because Chinese culture has spread to the counties of Vietnam, Korea, and Japan, the values of Confucianism can be found there too. ... Teachings The teaching of Confucius still has a great effect on the culture of China today. His followers wrote down all of his teachings after his death and have been translated into many different languages so that the ent...

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